Even so, the prince has not paid much attention to the so-called government affairs recently.
After all, the chaos in southern Yunnan was so serious that the long-suspended meeting was held again.
Prior to this, Wenyuan Pavilion also had a general discussion, but they did not come up with any unified opinions.
Some people say that southern Yunnan is urgent at the moment, so Da Rong can slow down for a while and send King Chen to southern Yunnan first.
Even if some people raise objections, today's Da Rong is no longer the same as before. The sixth prince who has just ascended the throne is ambitious and clearly intends to get involved in Da Qi's country.
The two sides have been fighting for so long, and every move may change the situation of the battle. It is really taboo to change generals on the spot.
Someone else proposed several generals who are currently guarding various places.
No matter what, it's okay to be a guard general, but it's difficult to hold a big responsibility.
The few soldiers who fought bravely in the past were almost destroyed in the struggle to seize the throne and the subsequent suppression of dissidents.
I don't know who brought it up first, and then there was a complete quarrel in the court, one by one talking about the great generals of the past.
The intertwined relationships here will inevitably involve people who have an old relationship with each other. As you come and go, everyone seems to have forgotten the original issue and started criticizing each other.
One said, wasn't it thanks to you, Shilang Liu, that the matter concerning General Meng was done at the beginning?
One said that the man named Meng brought it upon himself. He had been suppressing the deputy general for so many years. If not, General Lin would have been able to take charge of his own affairs long ago.
Another said that although General Ji was at fault, he would not have been exiled or even killed to death. Otherwise, the court would not have no generals to use when facing war.
At first, it was just a quarrel about a few dead or retired generals, but later it turned into attacks on each other.
The face of the prince sitting at the top was getting more and more ugly. These criticisms seemed to be coming from the courtiers, but in the final analysis, the final destination of these matters was still with him, the prince.
In the initial fight between him and Xiao Jizai, they suppressed a group of people in the other camp. It has to be said that in this regard, Xiao Jizai was more ruthless than him.
Moreover, as a prince, he was not as careless in doing many things as the other party.
Then Xiao Jizai's defeat, coupled with Emperor Yufeng's inability to govern, made him more radical in his great grief and pride.
This has resulted in the current situation where the entire court has no generals to send.
Those accusations did not fall on the person being attacked, but hit him in the face, causing his whole face to darken.
In this chaos, the chief assistant Xie Yuncang seemed to be a little aloof from the incident. His face had no expression and his head was slightly lowered.
He is obviously no more than forty years old, but at this time, he looks as if he is already old.
I don't know who noticed that he, as the chief assistant, had not spoken, so he asked, "Mr. Xie Ge, at this critical moment, you should say something!"
The prince also turned his attention to Xie Yuncang.
Seeing him like this, the prince felt somewhat angry.
Of course, Xie Yuncang can stay out of the matter at this time, because he has never taken sides from the beginning to the end, and even now, he has never obeyed the advice of his own prince.
The prince often thought that if the person sitting in this seat today knew Xiao Jizai, Xie Yuncang's behavior and reaction would not be any different.
But for such a minister, the prince had a secret and inexplicable trust in his heart. At least he would not be the one standing against him.
Therefore, with mixed feelings, the prince also asked him, "What does Mr. Xie Ge think of the candidates sent to southern Yunnan this time to quell the rebellion?"
Xie Yuncang sighed helplessly, and the expression on his face became more and more sad, "As my colleagues said, except for the prince, all the generals I have launched have not yet fully grown up.
If you want to stand alone, you really don't have enough confidence. This is one. Second, what happened in southern Yunnan is a rebellion, not an invasion by foreign enemies. The most important thing is morale.
Even if a young general is capable, he may be able to do the job, but the war is prone to stagnation. Nowadays, the household budget is in short supply, and there is almost no food surplus in the local area.
Last year's disaster relief has not yet been completely completed, and the new grains have been launched very early. The situation in various places is already very tense, and the imperial court is also eager to mobilize sufficient resources to relieve the pressure on local governments..."
When Xie Yuncang raised this series of difficulties, the look on his face became more and more solemn. The look on his face was the same as that of the prince.
He could attribute the things that others said about the past to the continuation of previous factional struggles, but the problems Xie Yuncang mentioned now were all related to current difficulties.
And these all appeared after he came to power, or from a certain perspective, it can be said that his leadership ability or government affairs ability is not good enough.
Unfortunately, he has no way to refute it, because these are obvious difficulties.
After holding it in for a long time, he finally could only say with a cold face: "I know all these difficulties. Now I want to ask you, do you have a suitable candidate in mind for the matter of southern Yunnan?
If there is, just say it directly; if not, then what’s the use of saying so much?”
When the prince said these words, the courtiers in the main hall all glanced at the people above them and quickly lowered their heads.
How can such words sound like the words of a wise master with a clear mind?
There are a few courtiers who have ideals and ambitions about government affairs and national affairs, but they can't help but feel a little discouraged.
There are also some people who sympathize with Xie Yuncang who is standing at the front. Facing such a king, the first difficult thing to do is Xie Yuncang, who is the chief minister of the cabinet.
Xie Yuncang himself, on the other hand, seemed quite calm and had no reaction to the prince's almost reproachful words.
He pondered for a while before speaking: "Nowadays, we can only stand out among the short ones. Among these young generals, in terms of combat ability and popular prestige, only General Wen is relatively good."
Some.
Those people in southern Yunnan have always been evil-minded, and General Wen was born in the Wen family... He can barely make them see the court's determination..."
"Who is the Wen family?" I don't know who muttered next to me.
Then someone else echoed, "Maybe he is really capable in fighting, but if we talk about prestige, it is really too low. After all, he has never had any truly brilliant achievements. People in southern Yunnan may not have heard of it."
The prince was not very impressed by General Wen, but the most important thing at this time was to find at least someone who could figure it out.
After saying so much just now, there was no one that everyone thought was suitable. The prince was already very anxious.
Seeing a cautious person like Xie Yuncang say a name, I thought it was better than the ones I just mentioned, but who knew someone would object.
He immediately said: "This won't work, and that won't work either. What on earth do you want? We don't have to fight this battle together?"
Who dares to say this? Isn't it obvious that he has offended the prince?
Only an old minister looked around, hesitated for a moment and then suggested: "Otherwise, let General Wen be the deputy general and send someone with a high status as the commander-in-chief?"